Even by Manchester City’s standards, the past fortnight has been a frenetic
one for the club. Take Monday of last week, for example.

“I arrived at the training ground and there were 50-odd camera crews there,”
Joe Hart, the City and England goalkeeper, said. “I thought someone had done
something really bad or got arrested. Then someone said: ‘It’s because you
supposedly hate the manager and every player hates him.’ So you just learn
to deal with that side of things.”

City have had to deal with a lot of late. From reports that the players want
Roberto Mancini, the